http://www.pambazuka.org/images/broadcasts/segunafolabi.jpgSegun Afolabi, winner of the 2005 Caine Prize for African Writing, the leading literary prize for short stories from the African continent, speaks to Robtel Pailey of Pambazuka News. In the podcast, Segun, from Nigeria, reads an excerpt from his award winning short story 'Monday Morning'. He discusses the impact of winning the prize on his literary success, the situation of publishing in Africa, and the themes of migration, diaspora, memory and loss.

Segun Afolabi's winning story is available in a collection of Caine Prize entries entitled, The Obituary Tango ( , 2006). The story is reproduced in this podcast with the kind permission of Random House.

The music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions.